I was in London a few weeks back to celebrate my daughter’s graduation, and decided to do a food tour. We took this opportunity to visit London Borough Market. I have been there several times over the years, and each time it has changed slightly. This time I noticed that it has really expanded!! There …
Rambutan is so named as the word ‘rambut’ means hair in the Malay language. Therefore, rambutan means a hairy fruit. The outer skin of this tropical fruit is hairy and leathery. Inside this hide a juicy fruit that covers the seed. It is this layer of juicy ( well almost always juicy, but there are …
I know, I know. You must be wondering if there is a proper way of cutting pineapples. Well, there are several ways to cut a pineapple, as there are many ways to skin a cat. The cutting method I refer to is the domestic way of cutting pineapples, Malaysian style. There is also a commercial …
For more than fortnight, the weather has been hot, hot, hot. The temperature reached 29C or more in some places. So we need to cool down. I have taken to making my own ice-cream using yogurt. I got this from my Weight-Watchers’ group. The group uses banana for this. You know, I find banana …
